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Colorado announces mandatory furloughs for state workers

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced mandatory furloughs of state workers because of pandemic-related budget cuts and warned Tuesday about a third wave of coronavirus outbreaks if th...

DATE: Sep 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado announces mandatory furlough for state workers

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced mandatory furloughs of state workers because of pandemic-related budget cuts and warned Tuesday about a third wave of coronavirus outbreaks if th...

DATE: Sep 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver police investigate baton assault of protester

DENVER – Denver police are investigating an allegation that an officer sexually assaulted a protester with a baton while taking him into custody in July. After police tackled Mich...

DATE: Sep 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque police: Overall crime down 5% in all categories

ALBUQUERQUE – Overall crime in Albuquerque is down 5% across all categories in the first six months of 2020, compared with the first half of last year and 15% since 2018, according to police...

DATE: Sep 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado virus cases reach highest levels since end of July

DENVER – Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Colorado have increased for the third consecutive week, reaching levels last registered at the end of July, health officials said. The Color...

DATE: Sep 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo to extend weekend lockdown because of new virus cases

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation is implementing a stricter weekend lockdown as it looks into new clusters of coronavirus cases from family gatherings and off-reservation travel. ...

DATE: Sep 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Justice Department sees bias in class-capacity limits in N.M. private schools

SANTA FE – The U.S. Justice Department sided Monday with the father of a seventh grade prep school student in a lawsuit that challenges pandemic-related limits on classroom capacity at priva...

DATE: Sep 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ginsburg’s death raises stakes for Colorado abortion ballot

DENVER – Groups opposing a proposed abortion ban in Colorado are ratcheting up their efforts after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg for fear that a Supreme Court without the liberal icon cou...

DATE: Sep 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor says Trump ‘botched’ pandemic response

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is sending campaign emails that accuse President Donald Trump of “single-handedly botching” the nation’s coronavirus response. Go...

DATE: Sep 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

University of Colorado Boulder to go online amid virus spike

BOULDER – The University of Colorado Boulder has announced that all classes will be fully online for at least two weeks starting Wednesday to limit the spread of COVID-19, as cases increase ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Enormous California wildfire threatens desert homes near LA

LOS ANGELES (AP) – An enormous wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert was still threatening homes on Monday and was one of more than two ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico police officer arrested for DWI after speeding

LAS CRUCES – A Las Cruces police officer has been arrested or allegedly driving while under the influence. The Las Cruces News-Sun reported Monday that 25-year-old Lourdes Herna...

DATE: Sep 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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